Really bored right now, waiting to go to a party.... I've been meaning to post this for a while but haven't gotten to it.. Very excited, just found out that The Academy Is.. is playing on the Warped Tour this summer. *SQUEE*. Anyway.......
Make some pretttttyyyyy icons like these:
Image would work be best off if it was of Hayley William's amazing hair. (Seriously, no one else's hair color can compete with hers.) This tutorial enhances the reds and gives a nice cyan coloring too.
Ok so start off with your base, cropped and sharpened to how you like it. For the first example, I really wanted to bring out her hair so I sharpened it twice.
From there, add a new blank layer and fill it with
000025 set to Exclusion at 100% opacity.
Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color :
Reds; -100, 0, +100, 0
Cyans; -100, -50, -35, 44
Whites; 0, 0, 0, -15
New layer, filled with A3E6FF and set to soft light. (Opacity should be between 70% and 100%, depends on your image and taste.)
Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color:
Reds; -42, 0, 0, 0
Cyans; -34, +50, -44, +27
Duplicate the exclusion layer and bring it to the top of the layers.
Here's where the magic happens: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Channel Mixer:
Red; 165, -80, 10
Final layer: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color:
Blues; +15, -43, +42, 0
Whites; 0, 0, 0, -61
And done! Feel free to use the examples, just credit and notify me!
Comments would rock and I would love to see your results, and tell me if you have any problems.